For Graham, celebrating the 200th anniversary of Mary Shelley’s ‘Frankenstein’ seemed too important to ignore:

“In the same way that Frankenstein gave life to his monster, horror films stimulate our imagination and give form to ideas that otherwise dare not leave the shadows”, he commented. “The painting shows our familiar host enjoying a fresh jolt…as do we – the audience – each year at FrightFest. In the background, a new entity emerges through the doorway… a new sponsor… Arrow Video!”

It’s time to crank up the Wimshurst generator, unleash the primal forces, see what’s on the slab and do the Monster Mash…